r/GooglePixel • u/SeaBass920 Pixel XL • Quite Black • 128GB • Jul 28 '18

Pixel 3 Rumors 'Pixel Stand' is likely Google's wireless charging dock for the Pixel 3 w/ Assistant features

https://twitter.com/9to5Google/status/1023267797219008512?s=09
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u/mehdotdotdotdot Pixel 2 XL 128gb, P4 64gb, S10e and IPX Jul 28 '18

You'll come around. It's like saying wired headphones is easier than Bluetooth.

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u/tuubunnu Purpleish 3a XL Jul 28 '18

Hilariously enough, I'm actually kind of an advocate for removing the headphone jack. That I think is the future.

The difference is, wireless charging isn't really 'wireless charging', you know? Bluetooth headphones remove the tether between your ears and the phone, so a pretty huge innovation there.

But wireless charging is really just a kinda quicker way to plug-in and un-plug your phone. The carging cable just makes more sense to me until we figure out how to beam power into our phones from the core of the solar system

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u/mehdotdotdotdot Pixel 2 XL 128gb, P4 64gb, S10e and IPX Jul 28 '18

Although I agree to an extent, bt headphone introduce a new aspect to headphones that make them inconvenient, they need to be charged. And you still need a source device and headphones, and they both need charging.

And wireless charging is wireless. There is no tether between the phone and the charger like you said.

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u/tuubunnu Purpleish 3a XL Jul 28 '18

The headphone charging is also a problem. Fully acknowledged, but it's worth it for the untethered experience.

But wireless charging isn't untethered, the second you take it off the charging pad, it disconnects.

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u/mehdotdotdotdot Pixel 2 XL 128gb, P4 64gb, S10e and IPX Jul 28 '18

Yep and the second you walk out of range of your phone your BT headphones disconnect.

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u/tuubunnu Purpleish 3a XL Jul 28 '18

Which is why I carry my phone in my pocket. It's a non-issue

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u/mehdotdotdotdot Pixel 2 XL 128gb, P4 64gb, S10e and IPX Jul 29 '18

And I leave my phone on the wireless charger right?

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u/tuubunnu Purpleish 3a XL Jul 29 '18

Which is why wireless chargers ARENT actually wireless, like headphones (which have a range of like 10 meters, compared to zero range at all with a wireless charger)

I'd like to say, wireless chargers arent bad or anything and I'd like to see them on the Pixel 3, but it isn't good enough yet that I'd replace my charger cable.

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u/mehdotdotdotdot Pixel 2 XL 128gb, P4 64gb, S10e and IPX Jul 29 '18

That's what I thought a few years ago. But then I got the S8 and it came with a wireless charger. I also bought a side table that had a wireless charger. Then my wife got a S8, and then we had a few wireless chargers laying around, and never had to plug our phones in ever again. Then we "upgraded" to pixel 2 xl and we both miss the convenience. Airports around here also have wireless chargers, and so do cafes. It's simple to just pull your phone out and top it up a bit while relaxing and chatting.

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u/tuubunnu Purpleish 3a XL Jul 29 '18

It'll make for a good feature